Grove of the Titans

This was about 0.4 miles further down Howland Hill Road, and as we got closer it was easy to see we would be surrounded by people.
This 1.8 miles trail took us through the Grove of Titans. It holds some of the largest coastal redwoods on earth, by volume (there are 2 ways to measure a tree: volume and height. You can have a tree that is 700 feet tall but not considered the largest because trees are truly measured by AMOUNT of wood, so diameter is important. ) The trees here range from 1,500 to 2,000 years in age.
Due to the excessive amount of visitors, a 1,500 foot-long, raised, metal platform was constructed to save the area from human destruction. There are so many signs asking people to stay on the trail. Alas, people just can't be respectful these days.

We found a platform with views of Mill Creek and sat down to eat our lunch. It was crowded, and Cory's Ring camera alert went off, the one that sounds like a wolf howling. Well, some people thought they really heard a wolf and Caleb totally played along, and we got a big laugh about it later. I thought I was gullible, lol.

We saw a deer right off the trail. She was not scared of humans in any way. With as many people that are constantly there (around 250,000 per year) I can imagine she is very used to it. A girl's gotta eat.

This was a neat thing we can check off the list, but I won't go back. Or if I did, it would be super early in the morning. It was as if tourist busses had unloaded. Crazy times.Read more